Outdoor heater

ABSTRACT

An outdoor heater having a frame ( 1 ), a control cabinet ( 2 ), a glass tube ( 3 ), an inflammation cover ( 4 ) and a reflect assembly ( 5 ). The frame ( 1 ) has a middle plate ( 6 ) having a through hole ( 6 - 1 ). The control cabinet ( 2 ) is below the middle plate ( 6 ) and has an inflammation assembly ( 10 ) contained therein right under the through hole ( 6 - 1 ). The frame ( 1 ) has side panels ( 7 ) installed thereon. Protective shield ( 9 ) is provided around the frame ( 1 ). A linking pole ( 9 - 2 ) is respectively provided at each corner of the protective shield ( 9 ). The linking pole ( 9 - 2 ) is able to be inserted in “L” shaped installation holes ( 1 - 1 ) and be locked with respect to the frame ( 1 ) by, a first positioning plate ( 11 ).

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to an outdoor heater.

2. Description of Related Art

Outdoor heaters are appliance placed out, of rooms for warming in winter from burning of gas. Conventional outdoor heaters have a frame, a control cabinet, an inflammation assembly, a glass tube, a reflect cover and a protective shield. The protective shield is usually fixed to the frame by screws or revit nuts. Therefore, installation is time taking and efficiency is low. Meanwhile, since a periphery of the reflect cover is usually bent downward, a big space will be need in transportation and storage.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main object of the invention is to provide an outdoor heater which is convenient in installation and occupies small space in transportation and storage.

In order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides an outdoor heater has a frame, a control cabinet, a glass tube, an inflammation cover and a reflect assembly. The frame has a middle plate having a through hole. The control cabinet is below the middle plate and having an inflammation assembly contained therein right under the through hole of the middle plate. The frame has at least one door installed on one side thereof and side panels installed on the other sides thereof. A protective shield is around an upper portion of the frame. The glass tube is placed on the through holes of the middle plate. The inflammation cover is placed on a top of the glass tubes. The reflect assembly is above the glass tubes. The reflect assembly has a central cover, top cover and four separate side covers. The four separate side covers are respectively connected to the central cover and the central cover is fixed to the top cover. Supporting poles are provided extending out from the protective shield. The top cover is fixed to the protective shield through the supporting poles. A linking pole is respectively provided at each corner of the protective shield extending inward. “L” shaped installation holes are defined in the frame. The linking pole, is able to be inserted in the installation holes and be locked with respect to the frame by a first positioning plate. The reflect assembly further has a protective net provided thereabove. The protective net has a plurality of linking bar each having a hook. The linking bars of the protective net are fixed to a top of the frame.

Three glass tubes, three inflammation assemblies and three through holes of the middle plate are provided.

One end of each first positioning plate has a first positioning slot which is able to engage with the linking pole of the protective shield and the other end of each first positioning plate is fixed to the frame with screws.

“L” shaped installation holes are defined in the frame, and the linking bars of the protective net having hook pass through the installation hole and is fixed to the frame by a second positioning plate fixed to the frame.

The second positioning plate has a second positioning slot at one end thereof. The second positioning slot is able to engage to the linking bar of the protective net. The other end of the second positioning plate is fixed to the frame by screws.

Decoration plates are provided above the middle plate. The decoration plates are fixed to the frame and have three decoration plate holes. The three glass tubes passes through the decoration plate holes and stand on the middle plate. A rubber, ring is able to be provided around each glass tube at the decoration plate holes.

The through holes of the middle plate has a circular flange protruding into an inner hole at a lower portion of the glass tubes.

A roller supporter is provided under the frame, and a roller is installed on each roller supporter.

According to the aforementioned structure, the reflect assembly has a central cover, top cover and four separate side covers respectively connecting to a periphery of the central cover. The central cover is securely fixed to the top cover. The protective shield has supporting poles extending upright. The separate central cover is installed to the protective shield through the supporting poles and is able to be disassembled. The covers are able to be disassembled into five separate panels which provides convenience for transportation and storage and occupies smaller space. And the covers are directly fixed to the protective net which makes the structure stronger. The four corners of the protective net all has linking bars and the “L” shaped installation holes defined in the frame. The linking bars are able to be easily inserted into the installation holes and thus connecting the frame through the positioning plates. In the installation of the protective net, a user is able to just insert the four linking bars into the “L” shaped installation holes and then fix them by locking the positioning plates. The installation will be accurate, convenient and quickly.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the heater shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the heater shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a central pole of the heater shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a control cabinet of the heater shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a protective shield of the heater shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a positioning plate of the heater shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an assembly of a reflect cover, the protective shield and a frame of the heater shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an assembly of the protective shield and the frame shown in FIG. 3. And,

FIG. 10 is an enlarge view of partial I shown in FIG 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A further detailed description will be given hereinafter with reference to the figures.

Wither reference to FIGS. 1 to 10, an outdoor heater has a frame 1, a control cabinet 2, a glass tube 3, an inflammation cover 4 and a reflect assembly 5. The frame 1 has a middle plate 6 having a through hole 6-1. The control cabinet 2 is below the middle plate 6 and has an inflammation assembly 10 contained therein right under the through hole 6-1 of the middle plate 6. The frame 1 has at least one door 8 installed on one side thereof and side panels 7 installed on the other sides thereof. A protective shield 9 is provided around an upper portion of the frame 1. The glass tubes 3 are placed on the through holes 6-1 of the middle plate 6. The inflammation cover 4 is placed on a top of the glass tubes 3. The reflect assembly 5 is above the glass tubes 3. The reflect assembly 5 has a central cover 5-1, top cover 5-2, and four separate side covers 5-3. The four separate side covers 5-3 are respectively connected to the central cover 5-1 and the central cover 5-1 is fixed to the top cover 5-2. Supporting poles 9-1 is provided extending out from the protective shield 9. The top cover 5-2 is fixed to the protective shield 9 through the supporting poles 9-1. A linking pole 9-2 is respectively provided at each corner of the protective shield 9 extending inward. “L” shaped installation holes 1-1 are defined in the frame 1. The linking pole 9-2 is able to be inserted in the installation holes 1-1 and be locked with respect to the frame 1 by a first positioning plate 11. The reflect assembly 5 further has a protective net 15 provided thereabove. The protective net 15 has a plurality of linking bar 15-1 each having a hook. The linking bars 15-1 of the protective net 15 are fixed to a top of the frame 1.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, in order to increase a heat emission efficiency, three glass tubes 3, three inflammation assemblies 10 and three through holes 6-1 of the middle plate 6 are provided. One of them or more than three of them is able to be provided to broaden a range of use.

With reference to FIGS. 7, 9 and 10, in order to install the protective shield 9 simply and securely, one end of each first positioning plate 11 has a first positioning slot 11-1 which is able to engage with the linking pole 9-2 of the protective shield 9. The other end of each first positioning plate 11 is fixed to the frame 1 with screws.

With reference to FIGS. 8 and 10, in order to, fix the protective net 15 to the frame 1 and make the whole structure compact, “L” shaped installation holes 1-6 are defined in the frame 1. The linking bars 15-1 of the protective net 15 having hook pass through the installation hole 1-6 and is fixed to the frame 1 by a second positioning plate 18 fixed to the frame 1. The second positioning plate 18 has a second positioning slot 18-1 at one end thereof. The second positioning slot 18-1 is able to engage to the linking bar 15-1 of the protective net 15. The other end of the second positioning plate 18 is fixed to the frame 1 by screws.

With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, for better appearance and security of the glass tubes 3, decoration plates 12 are provided above the middle plate 6. The decoration plates 12 are fixed to the frame 1 and have three decoration plate holes 12-1. The three glass tubes 3 passes through the decoration plate holes 12-1 and stand on the middle plate 6. A rubber ring 13 is able to be provided around each glass tube 3 at the decoration plate holes 12-1.

With reference to FIG. 4, for better upright fixation of the glass tubes 3, the through holes 6-1 of the middle plate 6 has a circular flange 6-2 protruding into an, inner hole at a lower portion of the glass tubes 3.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, for transportation and movement, a roller supporter 1-2 is provided under the frame 1. A roller 14 is installed on each roller supporter 1-2. To first incline the heater of the invention and then the heater will be able to be push to move.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, in use, the middle plate 6 separates the frame 1 into two portions. The upper portion is for installation of the glass tubes 3, the inflammation cover 4 and the reflect assembly 5 and the lower portion is for installation of the control cabinet 2 and a gas tank. Side panels 7 are installed on the lower portion and one door 8 is provided for placement of the gas tank turning on or off an ignition switch. The upper portion has three glass tubes 3 for increase heat emission. The lower portion of each glass tubes 3 is longitudinally positioned by the circular flange 6-2 at the through hole 6-1 of the middle plate 6. The inflammation cover 4 is above the glass tube 3. For better appearance, the decoration plates 12 are provided on the frame 1 to cover up lower portions of the glass tubes 3. The reflect assembly 5 is made up of separate central cover 5-1, top cover 5-2, and four separate side covers 5-3 and will occupies less space in transportation and storage when disassembled. The protective shield 9 is directly attached to the reflect assembly 5, which will increase an efficiency of installation.

From above description, it is seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. Embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from the invention's principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims. 

1. An outdoor heater comprising a frame (1), a control cabinet (2), a glass tube (3), an inflammation cover (4) and a reflect assembly (5), the frame (1) having a middle plate (6) having a through hole (6-1), the control cabinet (2) being below the middle plate (6) and having an inflammation assembly (10) contained therein right under the through hole (6-1) of the middle plate (6), the frame (1) having at least one door (8) installed on one side thereof and side panels (7) installed on the other sides thereof, a protective shield (9) being around an upper portion of the frame (1), the glass tubes (3) being placed on the through holes (6-1) of the middle plate (6), the inflammation cover (4) being placed on a top of the glass tubes (3), the reflect assembly (5) being above the glass tubes (3), wherein, a, the reflect assembly (5) has a central cover (5-1), top cover (5-2), and four separate side covers (5-3), the four separate side covers (5-3) are respectively connected to the central cover (5-1) and the central cover (5-1) is fixed to the top cover (5-2), supporting poles (9-1) is provided extending out from the protective shield (9), and the top cover (5-2) is fixed to the protective shield (9) through the supporting poles (9-1); b, a linking pole (9-2) is respectively provided at each corner of the protective shield (9) extending inward, “L” shaped installation holes (1-1) are defined in the frame (1), and the linking pole (9-2) is able to be inserted in the installation holes (1-1) and be locked with respect to the frame (1) by a first positioning plate (11); and c, the reflect assembly (5) further has a protective net (15) provided thereabove, the protective net (15) has a plurality of linking bar (15-1) each having a hook, and the linking bars (15-1) of the protective net (15) are fixed to a top of the frame (1).
 2. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein three glass tubes (3), three inflammation assemblies (10) and three through holes (6-1) of the middle plate (6) are provided.
 3. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of each first positioning plate (11) has a first positioning slot (11-1) which is able to engage with the linking pole (9-2) of the protective shield (9) and the other end of each first positioning plate (11) is fixed to the frame (1) with screws.
 4. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein “L” shaped installation holes (1-6) are defined in the frame (1), and the linking bars (15-1) of the protective net (15) having hook pass through the installation hole (1-6) and is fixed, to the frame (1) by a second positioning plate (18) fixed to the frame (1).
 5. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second positioning plate (18) has a second positioning slot (18-1) at one end thereof, the second positioning slot (18-1) is able to engage to the linking bar (15-1) of the protective net (15), and the other end of the second positioning plate (18) is fixed to the frame (1) by screws.
 6. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 2, wherein decoration plates (12) are provided above the middle plate (6), the decoration plates (12) are fixed to the frame (1) and have three decoration plate holes (12-1), the three glass tubes (3) passes through the decoration plate holes (12-1) and stand on the middle plate (6), and a rubber ring (13) is able to be provided around each glass tube (3) at the decoration plate holes (12-1).
 7. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein the through holes (6-1) of the middle plate (6) has a circular flange (6-2) protruding into an inner hole at a lower portion of the glass tubes (3).
 8. The outdoor heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein a roller supporter (1-2) is provided under the frame (1), and a roller (14) is installed on each roller supporter (1-2). 